Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 1,561 current LCU per person in 2009. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Samoa, 1961β2009
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Samoa is 1,561 current LCU per person, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.5% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Samoa peaked at 1,561 current LCU per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, -41.94 current LCU per person, in 1981.
That places Samoa 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.22 current LCU per person | 11.33 current LCU per person | 29.27 current LCU per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.25 current LCU per person | -15.47 current LCU per person | 30.13 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 157.23 current LCU per person | -41.94 current LCU per person | 714.32 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 847.9 current LCU per person | 656.32 current LCU per person | 1,011 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,142 current LCU per person | 938.03 current LCU per person | 1,561 current LCU per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 154 Bolivia 2,064 current LCU per person compare
- 155 Ghana 1,743 current LCU per person compare
- 156 Portugal 1,675 current LCU per person compare
- 158 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 1,524 current LCU per person compare
- 159 Kosovo 1,508 current LCU per person compare
- 160 Oman 1,406 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Samoa
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 36.1% (2009)
- Total reserves in months of imports 12.37 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 605.12 million current LCU (2009)
- Net foreign assets 299.00 million current LCU (2009)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 36.3% (2009)
- Broad money 50.7% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -19.4% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 65.5% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 2.79 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -2,815 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Samoa?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Samoa was 1,561 current LCU per person in 2009, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,561 current LCU per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -41.94 current LCU per person in 1981.
- How does Samoa rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Samoa ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2009.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.